Seltz, a San Francisco based web retrieval company that Antonio Mallia, PhD founded, attracted seed resources of 12.5 million US Dollars from lead investors Speedinvest and B Capital, United Ventures, Italian Founders Fund, 2100 Ventures, Vento Ventures, Future Present, arc Investors, Mango Capital, and Future Back Ventures – Bain & Company (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Mallia gained his PhD in information retrieval at New York University. Will Wells is a Deep Tech Partner of Speedinvest. Gabe Greenbaum is a General Partner of B Capital.
Kalipso, a Barcelona’s AI-based regtech that Virginia Debernardi (coo) and Pierre Ferran (ceo) founded in 2025, secured a 3.2 million US Dollars seed round (2.81 million euros) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Sources said to BeBeez that the company started the round in 2025. Kalipso attracted the resources of Vento – Exor Ventures, Varsity, Kamel Zeroual and Florent Thomas (former investors in Serena Capital), Lanai Partners, Kima Ventures (a vehicle that Xavier Niel and Jérémie Berrebi created in 2010), and Plug and Play Tech Center, an Italian open innovation platform that manages national programmes in collaboration with CDP Venture Capital and several corporate partners. The proceeds of this round will support the company’s organic growth and expansion in key international markets, notably Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the Benelux countries in response to growing global demand for AI-based Regulatory Technology infrastructure. This funding round is part of a wider transformation of the compliance landscape. The European Commission is currently pursuing an ambitious agenda of regulatory reforms, significantly increasing the operational burden on in-house legal and compliance teams. Didier Valet is Varsity co-founder.
Dragos, a US operational technology (OT) cybersecurity firm, acquired Phosphorus, a competitor that Chris Rouland, Rebecca Rouland and Earle Ady founded (see here a previous post by BeBeez). NYSE-listed IT consultancy firm Accenture recently announced the buy of Dragos from Hercules Capital, WestCap and other venture capital investors. Mario Costantini is the ceo and coo of Italy’s Neva sold its stake in Phosphorus after having subscribed a round that the company secured in April 2025. On 24 June, Wednesday, Neva said that after the exit from Phosphorus, Neva II hit a DPI (Distributions to Paid-In Capital) of 11% and expects a 1.06X TVPI (Total Value to Paid-In Capital) taking into account the value of the portfolio as well as charges, call-ins and distributions during the period. Neva II Italia, a PIR compliant vehicle for institutional investors like pension funds, hit a 7% DPI and expects a 1X TVPI with the same criteria as Neva II. Neva II Italia can benefit from the proportion of investments made in the US market, which enables it to begin distributing returns whilst waiting for the Italian market to grow and appreciate in value. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Neva and its investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Milan’s Compri an AI-based procurement startup that Edoardo Arbizzi and Edoardo Gava founded in 2024, raised 3.2 million Euros from lead investor Picus Capital, Portugal’s Shapers, Italian Founders Fund, DFF Ventures, and others (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Compri will invest such resources in its organic growth and proprietary technology. In March 2025, the company secured pre-seed resources of of 1.6 million Euros from Italian Founders Fund, Giacinto Carullo, Gianluca Cocco, Enrico Giacomelli, and Carl Tremblay. Robin Godenrath is a founding partner of Picus Capital. Philippe Teixeira da Mota is a co-founder of Shapers. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Compri and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Archimede, a deep-tech startup that Riccardo Puglisi (ceo), Alessandro Basile (cto) and Ferdinando Anselmi (cmo) founded in 2024, attracted seed resources of 1.5 million euros, above the 1 million target, from lead investor Primo Capital, CDP Venture Capital, Plug and Play Tech Center, and Elis Innovation Hub – CrossConnect, an infratech programme of CDP, 40Jemz Ventures, and Irritec (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Archimede will invest such proceeds in its organic growth and proprietary technology. The company previously received the support of DTA, an incubator of the European Space Agency, CrossConnect, UniCredit Start Lab, and Le Village by Crédit Agricole Sicilia. Mara Attardi is part of the investment team of Primo Capital, a firm that Gianluca Dettori created.
P101, a venture capital firm that Andrea Di Camillo founded in 2013, said it integrated with PranaVentures and created an investor with resources of 600 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). After such a transaction, P101 investment platform will also have a seed deals unit that managing partners Lisa Di Sevo and Guido Giordano will head
